Department of Energy FY 2012 Congressional ... - The FIRE Place

Congressional Items of Interest: The Global Threat Reduction Initiative funding supports the mission
to Convert, Remove, and Protect vulnerable nuclear and radiological material worldwide within four years.
Major Changes or Shifts: None.
INTRODUCTION:
Idaho National Laboratory
Site Description
The Idaho National Laboratory (INL) is not a National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
managed site. The Office of Nuclear Energy is the site landlord for the Department of Energy.
However, significant NNSA work is conducted at the site.
ACTIVITIES:
Readiness Campaign
The Readiness Campaign INL program supports the Tritium Readiness sub-program that re-established
and operates the tritium production capability to sustain the nuclear weapons stockpile.
Site Stewardship
The Site Stewardship program will continue to treat and dispose of certain NNSA materials currently
stored at the INL.
Nonproliferation and Verification Research and Development
Idaho National Laboratory supports the Nonproliferation and Verification R&D program with: modeling
of sensor optimization and data integration; experimentation for the identification of proliferation
signatures; enhanced SNM movement detection with bremsstrahlung NRF and active neutron
interrogation.
Nonproliferation and International Security (NIS)
The INL NIS program provides support for conducting technical exchanges and development of nuclear
transparency measures under the Warhead and Fissile Material Transparency program. The NIS
program at INL also includes efforts in support of the Next Generation Safeguards Initiative, particularly
in the areas of Safeguards by Design (SBD) and NGSI Human Capital Development. Activities for
SBD include preparation of SBD Guidance documents and Industry engagement. Engagement with
industry provides an opportunity to further develop SBD concepts and share Guidance documents. The
NIS program at INL supports the post-doctoral fellowship program. The VTC safeguards lectures, and
summer safeguards internships, in support of NGSI’s human capital development goals. In addition, the
program supports international safeguards cooperation and implementation, including with domestic
safeguards R&D for new fuel cycle technology. The INL-NIS program also provides support for the
development of a Security-by-Design project.
Global Threat Reduction Initiative (GTRI)
The Idaho National Laboratory provides significant technical, scientific, and management expertise to
the three key subprograms of GTRI–Convert, Remove, and Protect–supporting the comprehensive GTRI
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